New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-24
FINDING 4 MURDERED WOMAN.
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HAPPY BUr LATELY WRETCHED UNION.

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HAPPY But LATELY wRETCHED UNION.
Crowds of curious persons gathered all day yes
tcrdsy in front of the twO-stOry frame house New
Jersey ave, between Atlantic ave. and Fulton ST.,
in East New-York, where the body of Mrs. Gertrude
Gross, who Is thought to have been murdered by her
husband Peter, lay stretched out upon a bed in
OF tho inner rooms. The evidence already In the
hands Of tho police points directly to the husband as
tho murderer Io wears a look of stolid ndiifer
ence. but his eyes light up occasionally with an
Insane glaro and then hls whole appearance bcIies
tho cunning which ho displayed Iii attempting to
cover up all traces of the crime. The neighbors
assert that the couple have been leading life Of
continual debauchery Of late. They Germans
and have lived for thirty-hve years in the New-Jer
sey ave- house. When no and his wife first appeared
in that ghborhood they aOnest, industrious
couple, and soon able ~ purchase their house
Six children born TO them, five of whom died
Tho remaining child, named Louis, ago twenty
avc Is engaged in business for himself in brooklyn
Franklin Fish, a journalist, occupies apartments
tho second story Of the house. Yesterday morn
Ing he rose about o'clock and went down stairs
ior water. Tho old coupe 0,cupied four rooms on
the ground floor Fish noticed that the old man was
up and appeared to be busy about the kitchen. Ac-
cording to ais usual custom no stopped to bid him
good morning" Upon entering Fish was hOrrlfed
10 SEQ several pools OF blood the dirty rag carpet
ylng near tho door leading into bedroom. Fish
turned back tho covering and discovered the body Of
Mrs Gross. Sho was ying upon her right side. The
back ot her head was covered with blood. The feat
almost unrccOslzable, being covered with
Dla and buo bruises. Tho limbs wero also covered
with bruises. Tho body stl warm and was
a.most naked. Fish asked the old man how his wife
received injuries. Ho replied that sho had fallen
against tAo stove.
butr IN tlo Spycn Station
House and reported the case Detectives hurried
TO the scene They found tho body lying with Its
Icaa toward the reac door. feather bed was lying
near by. The head rested In a pool OF blood AT
tho feet traces Of another pool which had been
recently ccaned. The old man wore all ciean
clothes. Tho detectives questioned him. and ai,er
ools sdcraUio difficulty, owing 10 MS inability 10
sueaA knglish got tho stoly follows My wife went
uut hat afternoon. She did not return up to ~
clock and L went to bed When sue came home l
heard her fall up against tho stove. got up aud
aw that shu lying in the Same position a. you
SEQ her this morning.
lilo contradlcted himself half an hour later when
no said that he heard her come home and go 10 pea
ON to noOr a. sho had dOno for some time past tha
no was Weakened again By The noise sue made at a
closet whlio searching for = bottle of wiskey, when
sho drank, that he thcr hcaid her fall against thc
stove, which was repeated several times. lie also
claims that hc did not touch her. The pool oi blood
az her feet he says, Is a wulskey stain The deect
ives made a further search and found dirty shtt
covered with fresh blood STAINS IN Darrci III .
he'd. room and a hachet which has been recently
wuhed. further search revealed a pail cont an
ing dirty houseclOth stained with blood and about
an inch OF blGOdstaned water Two hlood-Staheu
table knives found underneath table at
the other end OF tho ROOM
Will, tho rooms wero being searched the old man
followed the detectives about, protesting that his
VIE had fallen against uo stove The detectives had
cnnSiderable trouble In bringing him 10 the station
house He taken into Captain Frenchs private
@room to await the arrival of coroner Lindsay, VINO
Immediately impanellcd a jury.
DR. Cramer, VINO accompanied the Coroner made the
most mortem examination The cause OF death was not
IN. IN her head The doctor laid bars tue base or
the skull and said that 10 was intact was thousnt
that toe struck her thero with the blunt side
nI inc hatchet Dr. Cranor next examined the stomach
aud found that death was due to a rupture OF the
bow.l, caused by kick fall. hig black bruise,
which resemblcd the mark mans shoe would maze
was found In tho region OF the rupture Ino oid man
conId live no excuse for rot calling in the neghbors,
when AZ he claims he discovered that his wife was dead
s was held by direction OF the Cogoner and placed 10
IN, centh Precuct station House. lie Will Dc
taken before Justice Keuna this lnorning coroner
Lindsay will continue the inquest at O'Clock this after